page_title: Central Marianas naval order of battle
section_title: Joint Expeditionary Force Reserve (Task Group 51.1)
hierarchical_section_title: Central Marianas naval order of battle / Forces afloat / Amphibious Operations Task Groups / Joint Expeditionary Force Reserve (Task Group 51.1)
caption_attribution_description: English: Admiral William H.P. Blandy from [1]. Photo of United States Navy personnel in course of official duties, not eligible for copyright
context_page_description: On 15 June 1944, United States Marine and Army forces landed on the southwest coast of the island of Saipan in the central Marianas chain. US forces declared Saipan secure on 9 July.
  Marine Corps forces landed on the nearby island of Tinian on 24 July. Tinian was declared secure 1 August.
  The naval forces involved can be summarized as follows:
  Combat ships: 7 escort carriers, 7 old battleships, 6 heavy cruisers, 5 light cruisers, 69 destroyers, 28 destroyer escorts
  150+ amphibious landing and support ships
  85+ auxiliaries
context_section_description: Rear Adm. William H.P. Blandy
  
  Embarking  27th Infantry Division (Army)
  Transport Division 7 (Capt. C.G. Richardson)
  3 attack transports: Cavalier, J. Franklin Bell, Heywood
  1 transport: Winged Arrow
  1 attack cargo ship: Fomalhaut
  Transport Division 32 (Capt. M.O. Carlson)
  3 attack transports: Fremont, Harris, Custer
  1 transport: Herald of the Morning
  1 cargo ship: Auriga
  4 destroyers (all Fletcher-class): Waller, Pringle, Saufley, Sigourney
  2 destroyer escorts (both Evarts-class): Sederstrom, Fleming
  1 fleet tug: Chickasaw
  Transport Division 34 (Capt. Charles Allen)
  4 transports: Prince Georges, Kenmore, De Grasse, Livingston
  1 cargo ship: Leonis
  7 landing craft infantry
  Screen (Cmdr. J.R. Phal)
  2 destroyers (both Fletcher-class): Conway, Eaton
  4 destroyer escorts (2 Evarts-class): Tisdale, Eisele, (2 Cannon-class) Baron, Acree
  1 net layer: Mimosa
  1 net cargo ship: Keokuk
caption: Rear Adm. William H.P. Blandy
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